Jaime Cervantes, Andrea Coccia, and Chetan Rajput, a
trio of students from the Transportation Design at the Politecnico di Milano in
Italy, have come up with a design study that is fit to wear the Maserati crown.
Under the guidance of Fiat, these students chose to create a design study of
what a Maserati GranTurismo inspired vehicle would look like in 2020 with a
throwback to the Maserati Ghibli produced in the late sixties/early seventies.
It goes by the name of Maserati GT Garbin, but its look is anything but retro
with some unique and modern interpretations.
The GT Garbin’s surface language features
discontinuous shapes and luminescent fabrics as seen a fashion design concept
called the Armani Collection Privé 2010. The modern edge was added through the
use of dramatic, futuristic shapes inspired by the Opera Theatre of Valencia,
by Calatrava. The sparkle comes in the form of various blue LED lights
scattered throughout the exterior and unique doors that open outward and then
slide forward. A typical Maserati grille was thrown in there for good measure.
The same design language was brought to the interior
of the vehicle and is used to connect the door panels to the dashboard. The GT
Garbin Concept can fit four adults in seats that seem to be a little awkwardly
shaped. A long piano-black center console breaks up the look of the interior
and houses the air conditioner, navigation, and entertainment system controls. This concept was sponsored by Fiat, so the GT
Garbin will use the same 4.7 liter V8 engine as seen on the Maserati
GranTurismo . Not that we will ever see this concept out on the road.
